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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE CONTINUOUS m'ranbnavnn RECORD snrrnms Edward Kirby Bottle, deceased, late of Elmira; N. Y., by Sara Jane Bottle, admlnistratrix, Elmira, N. Y., or, by mesne assignmen to American Sales Book Company, Inc., a corporation of Delaware Application December 10, 1931, Serial No. 580,002-

' 1 Claim. (01. 282-12) This invention relates to improvements in Another object of the invention is to provide means for separating relatively superposed sheets an improved composite record assembly of the or strips from each other and with reference to class mentioned which is inexpensively prepared some of the more particular features thereof it for stripping or separation of the superposed relates to an improved arrangement for separatsheets and which is practicable and convenient 6 ing carbon or transfer sheets from interleaved in use. i transfer position with record sheets adaptedfor Other objects of the invention will be in part use in various. forms of manifolding apparatus pointed out in the following-detailed description such as typewriting machines. autographic regof certain illustrative but preferred embodiments 10 isters and the like. of the invention and will be in part obvious in 10 It is a general object of the invention to proconnection therewith. vide, for manifolding records of the class men- Theinvention accordingly comprises an article tioned, an improved arrangement whereby the of manufacture possessing the features, propercarbon or transfer sheets may be readily stripped ties, and the relation of elements which will be or separated from interleaved position with the exemplified in the article hereinafter described 15 record strips after the manifold inscriptions and the scope of the application of which will be have been completed. a indicated in the claim.

According toanother feature of the inven- For a more complete understanding of the tion, record strips of the long continuous traveler nature and objects of the invention reference is type, together with interleaved carbon or transhad to the following detailed description and 2p fer strips of a similar type are formed and asto the accompanying drawings in which sembled in an improved manner whereby upon- Fig. 1 is a fragmentary perspective view of a severance of sections or sets of leaves from the composite record assembly embodying the inassembly the sections of carbon strip can be vention;

.25 separated from the sections of recordstrips very Fig. 2=is a plan view of a section of one of the g5 conveniently and without requiring the exercise record strips shownin Fig. l; of skill or great care. Fig. 3 is a plan of a section of one of the car- Another object of the invention is to provide bon or transfer strips;

an improved record assembly of the class men- Fig. 4 is a plan of a composite manifolding 3o tioned wherein the sets of recordleaves with inassembly embodying a slightly modified form of terleaved transfer sheets, as detached from a the invention; long continuous composite record assembly, may Fig. 5 is a plan of a section of one of the transbe prepared for stripping or separation into differ strips used with the assembly of Fig. 4; fepent groups without any objectionable mutila- Fig. 6 is a plan of a manifolding assembly em-' tion of the record leaves. bodying a further modified form of the inven- 35 Still another object of the invention is to protion, and vide a composite record assembly of the class Fig. '7 shows a sectionof one of the transfer mentioned having an improved arrangement ofstrips employed with the form of Fig. 6.

the superposed long continuous strips whereby Referring to the drawings for a detailed dis 40 tearing of sections or sets of leaves from the closure of the invention it will be observed that 40 assembly is facilitated and the tearing or severrecord strips ill ofthe long continuous traveler ance of the strips along predetermined lines type are relatively superposed with each other. assured. Each of the record strips or work webs I0 is Another object of the invention is to provide provided with a longitudinal series of transan improved arrangement of relatively superversely extending severance lines H dividing 45 posed continuous strips wherein the transverse each strip into a longitudinal series of record severance lines of the alternate strips depthleaves or sheets i2. These severance lines may wise of the assembly are longitudinally displaced be weakened to facilitate severance of the record from other severance lines, of a group, thus prostrips from the assembly in any approved man- 5 viding for selective gripping of a set of leaves or ner as, for example, perforating the strips along sheets severed from the assembly along ithese the respective severance lines. Also, each record severance lines. This provides .an arrangement sheet or leaf thus formed may be provided with whereby the severed group of leaves may readily a blank form or writing space as indicated at l3. be separated from; each other by means of this When the continuous record strips thus formed selective gripping formation. are assembled the transverse severance lines it transfer strips are p the severance lines in the several strips are arranged substantially in alignment with each other and this alignment will be maintained throughout the assembly because the longitudinal spacing of the severance lines will be substantially the same in all of the record strips.

Interposed between adjacent record strips ID are carbon or transfer strips It also of the long continuous traveler type and preferably extending for the full length of the record strips. These shown as being coated with carbon or transfer material IE only on the under surface thereof, thissurface being coated with this transfer material throughout its extent in the embodiment shown. However, if desired, portions of the transfer material may be omitted for selective inscription and both upper and lower surfaces may be coated in this manner. Transfer strips used in this manner are ordinarily of the one-time type. In other words, they are ordinarily discarded after the set of leaves has been completed.

Each transfer strip I4 is also formed with a longitudinal series of transversely extending severance lines l6 also preferably weakened in any preferred manner. These severance lines I6 are longitudinally spaced the same as the spacing of I I, thus dividing each transfer strip into a longitudinal series of transfer sheets Thus, it will be seen that the comassembly including the record and transfer strips will be divided by these severance I6 into a longitudinal series of leaf sets comprising the record leaves, together with the transfer leaves arranged in transfer relation therebetween.

When the transfer strips thus formed are assembled in superposed manifolding relation with each other as shown in Fig. 1, the severance lines ll of the record strips are longitudinally oifset or displaced from the adjacent severance lines l6 of the transfer strips. The amount of this displacement may vary but it will be sufficient to provide selective gripping extensions when the leaves are severed along the respective lines as more fully explained below. The severance lines II and I6 are thus arranged into a series of groups along the record assembly. The severance lines ll of each group are substantially in alignment with each other and if more than one transfer strip is employed, the severance lines l6 of each group are also substantially in line with each other. Since the record strips are ordinarily arranged in alternate relation with the transfer strips, the severance lines ll each other in the alternate strips.

When the record assembly is folded to form a zigzag supply pack I 8, the transverse fold lines will usually be coinciden with the severance lines I I of the record strips as shown. This, of course, will necessitate folding of the transfer strips along transverse lines l9 which are longitudinally displaced from the severance lines of the carbon strips. In other words, the folds of the record strips are coincide t with the severance lines thereof, but the fold lines of the transfer strip are longitudinally displaced a short distance from the respective severance lines It thereof. It will, of course, be understood that the composite record may be disposed otherwise than the zigzag supply pack l8, as for example, in a multiply roll.

In order to start the tearing correctly along the respective severance lines II and I6, it is someinscription on one I times desirable to provide starter formations at the edges of the strips leading to the respective severance lines. In Figs. 1 and 3 such starter formations are shown in the form of recess or notches 20 at the edges of the transfer strips I. These starter formations may assume different forms in practice or may be utilized in the record strips as well as the carbon strips if desired. It is preferred, however, to use them only in the transfer strips, thus avoiding mutilation of the record strips. However, a short slit coincident with each severance line H and extending all, or substantially all the way through the paper at the strip edge could be utilized in the record strips without mutilation thereof. The carbon strips may also have such slits.

Wnen a set of record leaves I2 has been inscribed in a writing machine, or by other means, the set of record leaves, together with the interleaved transfer leaves l1, may then be severed from the assembly along the group of severance lines II and I6. Correct starting of the tearing along the respective lines is assured by means of the starter recess 20. Complete severance of the leaves is thus effected along the respective severance lines, thus leaving the edges of the record and transfer leaves longitudinally displaced or offset from each other. This provides selective gripping extensions or margins whereby all of the record leaves may be selectively gripped at one side or end of the detached separate leaves and all of the transfer leaves may be similarly selectively gripped at the opposite end of the detached set. In this manner the detached transfer leaves may be very easily separated from the detached record leaves.

It will be noticed that the severance lines extend uninterruptedly across the bodies of the strips either up to the longitudinal edges thereof, or up to the starter formations in case the latter are employed. Also the relative longitudinal displacement between the severance lines H and those at l6 of each group is in the same direction at each group of severance lines throughout the length of the record assembly. This arrangement assures clean and unmarred severed edges of the leaves severed from the assembly and provides a record device whereby the selective grip formations are positioned the same in each of the severed sets of leaves.

According to the form of the invention illustrated in Figs; 4 and 5, the general arrangement of record and transfer strips is the same and corresponding parts are designated by the same reference characters with the addition of the index a. As shown, the long continuous record strips Illa are arranged as above described and one or more continuous transfer strips a are interleaved in transfer relation. Both the record and transfer strips are also provided with transverse severance lines Ila and I611 equally longitudinally spaced and arranged in groups as aforedescribed. However, in this embodiment no starter notches or formations are used inasmuch as the severance lines Ila and Ilia may be made sufficiently weak and fragile, especially at the ends thereof so that correct starting of the tearing operation along the respective lines is assured. This assembly may be folded into a zigzag supply pack or otherwise disposed to form a supply package. Each of the record leaves of one or more of the record strips may also be formed with spaced apertures 2| which may serve to file the record leaves after the inscriptions have been made. It will readily be understood that this form of the invention functions the same as that above described and that the transfer leaves may be separated from the record leaves in the same manner.

Referring to Figs. 6 and 7, a similar assembly of record and transfer strips is also shown and the same reference numerals with index b" are used to designate corresponding parts. The record strips or webs Hlb are superposed and aligned with each other and the continuous transfer strip or strips Mb are interleaved in transfer relation therewith. Also, the record and transfer strips are formed asbefore with transverse severance lines Nb and "b equally spaced as before and offset longitudinally with reference to each other at each group of severance lines. However, the forward end of each of the record leaves b as defined by its respective severance line ND is spaced forwardly from the corre-- sponding forward end of the transfer leaf llb as defined by the severance line I61). This provides that the forward ends of the record leaves just ahead of the adjacent ends of the transfer leaves when the sets of leaves are severed from the assembly. It is clear that either this or I the alternate arrangement of Fig. 1 may be notches or indentations 20b are formed with curved inner terminals 22 preferably arranged symmetrically with reference to the severance lines. This arrangement for some purposes is found desirable since it is very effective in starting the tearing correctly along the severance lines and it also affords a little more space to assure selective gripping of the forward ends of the record strips during the performance of the stripping operation. The record assembly as made up in this manner is used similarly to the other embodiments and a detailed description of the operation will be obviousfrom the foregoing disclosure.

Since certain changes may be made in the above article and different embodiments of the invention could be made without departing from the scope thereof, it is intended that all matter contained in the above description or shown in the accompanying drawings shall be interpreted as illustrative and not in a limiting sense.

Having described this invention, what is claimed as new and desired to be secured by Letters Patent, is:

A manifolding assembly including a plurality of relatively superposed continuous record strips and a continuous transfer strip interleaved in transfer relation therewith, each of said record and transfer strips having a series of longitudinally spaced transverse weakened severance lines, said record strip severance lines dividing said record strips into rectangular record sheets, the longitudinal spacing of said severance lines being substantially the same in the record and transfer strips, and the severance lines of said transfer strip being longitudinally displaced from the respectively adjacent severance lines of the 

